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Songwriters Hall of Fame Auction Offers Pieces of Music History

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The Songwriters Hall of Fame Silent Auction is well underway, with numerous top-shelf items up for grabs. Musical mementos and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities awaiting bids include a Joan Jett model Gibson Guitar, autographed by many of the 2009 Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony inductees, presenters, and performers, including Hal David, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Stephen Schwartz, Tom Jones, Felix Cavaliere, Rob Thomas, Clint Black,


From News, posted 6.25.09

David Bowie Continues Pushing the Envelope

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There’s a delightful irony in the fact that David Bowie’s most recent album is called Reality . After all, he’s the artist who came to fame in the early 1970s as the master of many musical guises such as Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane and The Thin White Duke. Of course, from the hindsight of a quarter-century later, we all know that whatever form the artist or…


From MusicWorld, posted 10.11.04

AFI

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Their acronymic name stands for "A Fire Inside," a phrase that aptly describes the epic ambitions of their music. Judging from their acclaimed new album, AFI's specific burning passion is to become musical heroes for their generation. With the release of their new DreamWorks Records CD Sing the Sorrow, AFI proves they possess the talents to become turn-of-the-millennium icons. Produced by Butch Vig (Nirvana/


From MusicWorld, posted 6.17.03

The Smashing Pumpkins Return To Form

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The Smashing Pumpkins might be the closest thing to a living, breathing soap opera as you're likely to find in rock & roll. One of the top bands in the world thanks in large part to two hit albums (1993's Siamese Dream and 1995's Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness), the Pumpkin's hit hard times in the summer of 1996. Touring keyboardist Jonathan Melvoin was found…


From MusicWorld, posted 4.30.00

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